Lubok Antu MP’s PRS application still up in air
KUCHING: Will Lubok Antu MP Jugah Muyang be accepted to rejoin Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS)? Jugah on July 13 had told a local daily here that he had the blessing of Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg to join PRS. But according to sources, some PRS Supreme Council members did not want […]
PBB yet to decide on Willie’s application
KUCHING: The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) supreme council needs to study and meet before making any decision on Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin’s application to join the party. PBB secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said there are factors which need to be taken into account before Willie’s application is decided upon. But […]
Beware Willie’s PBB move, warns analyst
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) will have to think twice before accepting Puncak Borneo Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Willie Mongin’s application to join the party. Universiti Malaya Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi said Willie’s grassroots supporters and PBB members had gone against each other during the campaign period in the 2018 […]
Party star shining brightly
KUCHING: The road ahead for Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) is shining brightly, said political veteran Datuk Peter Minos. With the recent electoral success and with the top leadership showing vision, ability, initiative and determination, he said one cannot help but say that PBB will continue on to be successful. “It will lead Gabungan Parti […]
Bersatu is not needed in Sarawak
To succeed inside a political party, one must cultivate an ability to sit still and remain polite while foolish people speak nonsense. – Morton Blackwell, American activist UMNO has never set foot in Sarawak because of a tacit understanding between the party and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak (PBB). Nothing was cast in stone and […]
About time PRS moved on
But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you’ve got to compromise. You’ve got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward. — Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State “It’s better to die upon your feet than to live […]
Sarawak’s long and winding road to independence
On March 4, 1959, Safri Awang Zaidell, an English-trained teacher who later became Deputy State Secretary, wrote a letter to the Sarawak Tribune entitled, “Democracy, National Unity and a People’s Party”, saying these were the essential ingredients to achieving independence for Sarawak. Stephen Yong, former federal Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, in his book […]
Freedom to flog frogs
Political parties, over-anxious for vote catching, become tolerant to intolerant groups. — Wendell Willkie, American lawyer A political party in Sarawak recently unleashed a refreshingly bold concept to discourage party-hopping by imposing a minimum RM20 million penalty upon those who decide to play pucks with Article 10(1)(c) of the Federal Constitution (FC) that continues to elude […]
Get involved with existing political party
KUCHING: Youth who aspire to be politicians should start getting involved with the existing political party, said Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman. He said direct involvement at branch or sub-branch levels is very important and dubbed as the best platform for beginners to grasp the training of leadership. “Take drainage or welfare problem as an […]
Race-based party won’t fit in
KUCHING: A race-based political party will not be well-fitted in the making of any policies for the country and for the state for that matter, said Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh. He said this in response to Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB) president Bobby William’s recent remarks in which he said that a multi-racial party […]
